MrsNOP:

After a week of crap kissing, it went by the wayside. It is really tough for someone whose love language is NOT physical touch to really be able to speak physical touch in a convincing manner.

As for the lighthearted, that is completely gone anymore. Its more the walking on eggshells. Everything is serious. It is reall hard to be light hearted when there is no cuddling, no handholding, no kissing, no flirting, nothing physical in nature. It is exactly the way Michelle describes in chapter one, all the fun is gone.